Child&#39;s vehicle



Dec. 18, 1923. 1,477,830

W. KLINGE CHILD S VEHICLE Filed Feb. 14, 1920 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Z4 WZZZZZWZKZZZ Patented Dec. 18,1923.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM KI INGE, OI' ALEX AND RIA, VIRGINIA.

' CHILDS Application filed February 14, 1920. Serial No. 858,759.

To all whom it may concern.-

citizen of the United States, residing at Alanism in order to impart a rocking motion exandria, in the county of 'Alexandria and State of Virginia, have'invented a new and useful Childs 'Vehicle', of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a childs vehicle, and has for an object the'provision of a vehicle having a wheel-supported body i so formed as to resemble acannon or' small field gun.

Another object of this invention is to provide a childs vehicle embodyingmeans for pivot-ally securing a seat or saddle with res ect to the cannon-shaped body member, an so constructed that the seat may be moved about its pivotin order to elevate the cannon to its firing sition. v

- A further object of this inventionis to provide a childs vehicle having'a cannonshaped body provided with a sound produc a ing firing device, a driving mechanism, steering means, and an adjustable seat or saddle pivotallv secured-tea supporting frame and adapted to codperatewith thedriving mechto the seat member." r

It is also an object of this invention to provide a seat member, that maybe sup-" ported in either a frockmg position or 1n ed relation-to the "Vehicle, while the vehicle is being propelled; and means being provided' forgrioe king' the seat member while the vehicle is's'tationaryf- An additional object?El e-thisinvention is I to provide a' childis vehicle 'of generally improved construction. whereby the device.

will be simple, durable and inexpensive in construction, as well'as convenient. practi-- cal, efiicient and serviceable in its use.

With the foregoing and other objectsi'n view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed. it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimedg-without departing from the spiritlof the invention.

The invention has been illustrated in its preferred embodiments in the accompanying drawings wherein 1- Figure l is aside elevation of the device,

showing the seat or saddle in its stationary position by dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a top' plan view.

Figure 3 is a side elevation showing the cannon in its elevated or firing position.

Figure 4 is an enlarged longitudinal-sec- "tional view of the device.

end pivotally secured to the intermediateportion of a steering axle 13, by means of a king 'pin or bolt'14, and ground wheels 15 are journalled on the opposed ends of the steering axle 13. A drive shaft or axle 16 is journalled to the rear ends of the side members 10 and has ground wheels, 17 secured to the opposed ends thereof. This shaft 16 has a relatively large sprocket 18 secured to its intermediate portion, which sprocket is operativelv connected with a relatively small sprocket 19; through the instrumentality of a chain 20, and the small sprocket 19' is carried by a crank shaft 21 journalled to the side. members 10 of the supporting frame. Offsets or crank portions 22 are formed atthe opposed terminals of the shaft 21 and from the crank portions 22 relatively long crank arms 23 extend. these arms 23 have operating pedals 24 journalled thereon.

'A body member is provided and is-shaped to resemble a cannon or field piece. This body member comprises an approximately cylindrical casing 25 having its rear end closed by 111126, and an hnnulus or reinforcing ring 27 is secured within its forward -tobearing blocks 30 carried by the side members 10, as indicated at 31, and arms or fingets 32 are secured to the head or wall 26 of the casing and extend laterally beyondthe casing 25. A seat or saddle frame is tlii ' 37. The lower or out terminals of the frame member 33 are pivotally secured to links 38 which are, in turn, pivotally secured to the side members 10, as indicated at 39. Slotsor notches 40 are formed in the lower terxiiinals of the front seat supporting member 34, and

these slots are-adapted to receivethe intermediate portions of the cranks22- One of the reinforcingplates-29 has. a radially extending recess 41 formed therein, and from this 'recess laterally. flarin uide edges 42- ex'te'iid, which are adapted to engage the interm 'ediat'e po rtion'jof the oke 12 in order to- .cai ise' the recess' -141 to stra die this yoke when tion. L v

A U-shapedsteering-yoke or member 43 has opposed terminals secured, to. the steering axle 13, and laterally extending. handle members 44 are secured to this steering yoke. -A soundproducing device is provided and includes a soundbox 45 which is the cannon is in its' -ruiiniiig or lowered posi- -rigidly secured to the inner face of the easing 25, and a clapper or impinging member 46 is pivotally secured to-the inner face of this box, as shown at 47. The impinging member 46 is normally held in engagement.

with the inner face of the sound-box, by means of a spring 48 that'is coiled about the pivot pin 47.

An arm 49 extends from the impinging member and is pivotally"'connected at its outer end to a rod or link 50. Lwhich extends through an aperture formed in the wall 26 of the cannon-shaped body or casing, and th rod 50 has a manipulating handle 51 formed at the outer end thereof. The outward-movement of the rod '50 is limited by an oli'set or stop member 52, formed intermediatethe ends of the rod, and adapted to engage the inner face of the rear wall 26. By this arrangement a loud sound ma be produced by simply gripping the ban le member 51 and moving the rod 50 rearwardly, which action moves the impinging member 46 about its pivot 47 against the tension of the spring 48. When the stop member 52 en gages the wall 26, the-handle 51 is released and the impingin member 46 will violently strike the sound- )0): and consequently produce a loud sound.

In order to support the cannon or casing 25 when in its lowered position. a bracestrap 53 extends transversely between the side members 10 and is rigidly secured to these side members, as shown at 54. This brace 53 is slightly bowed or curved intermediate its terminals, as shown at 55. and this bowed portion receives the outer face of the casing' 25, thereby relieving the pivots 31 of the weight of the casing and operator or user.

crank members. 22. will -iiiip 4 in the present cannon or field piece.

In operation, when the device is in its running position the cannon-shaped body member is rigidly supported by the supporting frame, and the "handle members 44' are in convenient position for the operator, so that thevehicle may be readily propelled and steered by an ope ator that ,is conifersably, supported in asittiiighpositioiioii the saddle or scat in'eiiibf 7. 'JYlieitt-li crank shaft is'operated to propel the device, the T bki when (d e mo'tioii to the seat 37;" Howe sired, the operator. may di engage, the

no e M1 5 eventee m m r 34 from, the cranks and -tueentireseac f me is m ved wh w m t S-i eifm bi as l k as. ea n the s crets onxa casi g. 2 a t positi th vehic e may be pe dwith less effort, thereby eiiabliiig the operator to propel the vehicle upinclinesorto attain greater speed on horizontal surfaces, be cause the efforts of the operator may now be directed, solelyto" ropelling the vehicle, thusrelieving h m: o the work' of raising and lowering his own weight. a

. If the operator desires to .elevatethe annon to its firing position, the-seat member is moved rcarwardly about its pivots 39 until the frame member 33 engages. the

arms or fingers 32, and then continued movement of the seat about its pivots will cause the cannon member to rock on its pivot 30 and elevate the forward'or muzzle end of the cannon, until-theseat 37 engages the ground. as shown in Figure 3.

Nowthe operator may assume akneeling position, in which position his knee rests on the inner face of the seat 37, thus holding the seat in engagement with the ground and supporting Qthecannon in its .elevated position. Now the cannon is sighted and the handle member 51 of the firing or sound producing device is drawn rearwardly until .the offset stop member 52 engages the wall 26 and then the handle is 'releasedallowing the impinging member 46 to violently strike the sound-box, thereby producing'a loud sound. The steering arrangement permits relatively short turns to be made with the vehicle. and in turning portions of the wheels 15- pass under the yoke 12 and forward end of the cannon.

'If it isvdesired to impart a rocking motion to the seat without propelling the vehicle,

then thenotches 40 of the seat support/ ing member 34 are moved into engagemen with the cranks 22, and the chain 20 is dis engaged from the small sprocket 19. e crank shaft 21 is then rotated and the c ank '22 imparts a rocking motion to the seat ported frame, a body 37 but does not propel the vehicle, thus enabling the vehicle to be employed as an indoortoy during inclement weather.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim asnew'isz- 1. A childs vehicle including a wheel supported frame, 'a body member pivotally secured to the frame, and a seat pivotally secured to frame, said seat positioned to cooperate with the body member tomove said body member about its pivot when the seat is moved about its pivot.

2. A childs vehicle including a wheelsupported frame, a body member pivotally secured to the frame, an arm extendin from the body member, and a seat pivota ly secured to the frame and positioned to cooperate with the said arm to move the body member about its pivot.

3. A childs vehicle including a wheelsupported frame, a body member pivotally secured to the frame, propelling means carried by the frame, and a seat having one terminal pivotally secured to the frame and the opposed terminal having means for en gaging the propelling means to thereby support the seat and to engage the body mem-' ber to support the seat independently of the propelling means.

4. A childs vehicle including a wheelsupported base, a link having one terminal pivotally secured to the base, a seat pivotally secured to the opposed terminal of the said link, propelling means carried. by the frame,

and means carried by the seat for engaging and disenga ing the propelling means.

5. A child s vehicle including a wheel-supmember carried by the frame, a seat having one terminal pivotally supported by the frame, the pivotal connection between the frame and seat being movable, and means carried by the seat for enga ing and disengaging the body member an the propelling means to thereby support the seat by .the propelling means independently of the body member and to support the seat by the body member independent of the-propellingmeans. V f

6. A childs vehicle including a wheel-suprted frame, a cannon-shaped body memr pivotally secured to the said frame, means carried by the body member for engaging and disengaging the frame at a point remote-from the said pivotal connection to support the body member in its normal or lowered position, and a seat pivotally socured to the frame and positioned to engage and move the-body member about its pivot to elevated or firing position when the seat is moved about its ivot.

7. A childs vehic e including a wheel-supported frame, a body member pivotally secured to the said frame, a seat pivotally secured to the said frame, and means for cooperating with the seat for moving the body member about its pivot.

8. A childs vehicle including a wheel-supported frame, a body member pivotally secured to the said frame, an arm extending from the said body member, means for steering the vehicle, and a seat member pivotally secured to the said frame and adapted to move about its pivot and engage the said arm, thereby moving the body member about its pivot.

'9. A childs vehicle includinga wheel-supported frame, a body member pivotally secured to the said frame, an arm extending from the said body me"mber,-means for steering the vehicle, a link pivotally secured to the said frame, a seat member pivotally secured to said link and adapted to move wheelmember pivotally meansfor pro ela link pivotally secure to the wheel-supported frame, a seat frame" com rising a seat, seat-supporting members rigi ly secured to the said seat, one of the seat-supporting members being pivotally secured to the said link, and the opposed seatsupporting member operably engaging the propelling means to impart a rocking motion to the said seat frame.

11. A childs vehicle including a Wheelsupported frame, a body member supported by the said frame, a seat frame pivotally secured to the wheel-supported frame, means for propelling the vehicle, said propelling means adapted to propel the vehicle and impart a rocking motion to the seat frame and to propel the vehicle while the seat frame remains stationary relative to the vehicle.

12. A childs vehicle including a wheel- WILLIAM KLINGE. Witnesses CHARLES HENRY SMITH, Nanm IRMA Comm. 

